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Eras in epidemiology the evolution of ideas
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Eras in epidemiology [electronic resource] : the evolution of ideas / Mervyn Susser and Zena Stein.
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New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2009.
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368 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Electronic reproduction. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. (Oxford Scholarship Online). Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet Exporer 6.0 (or higher) or Firefox 2.0 (or higher). Available as searchable text in HTML format. Access restricted to subscribing institutions.
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Summary
The authors trace the evolution of epidemiological ideas from earliest times to the present, starting with the early concepts of magic and the humours of Hippocrates and moving through the dawn of observational methods, the Enlightenment and the French Revolution up to the development of eco-epidemiology.
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Language
English
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May 12, 2010
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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